Dougherty is in

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As Zach wrote earlier today, Fran Dougherty, star center of Archbishop Wood basketball, announced his college decision today at 1:30 p.m. We weren't able to get details from the press conference, but a source has confirmed to me that Dougherty has chosen Penn. I'm told the Philadelphia Daily News will have more details shortly, and we'll provide them as well as they become available.

[Updated 2:29 p.m.] The Ivybball twitter has also confirmed that Dougherty announced he is joining the Quakers.

[Updated 2:45 p.m.] And now the Daily News has it up and confirmed as well.

From the little I've gathered, Dougherty is dubbed as a very tough player with good skills, but he's not the most athletic guy ever. At 6-8, 225, he's got solid size for an Ivy big man, which the Quakers need desperately. I'm unsure but curious how much Jerome Allen had to do with this. I know he's been active on the recruiting circuit, but there's no telling how much of an impact he's had over assistant coaches John Gallagher and Mike Martin. Regardless, this is more good news for Penn.

[Updated 4:33 p.m.]  Further reporting has revealed that Dougherty has actually been decided on Penn for some time now. He was accepted weeks ago, presumably in the early decision pool, and those close to the situation have known he was coming to Penn. Another important detail is that he played a great game against Roman Catholic High School earlier this season, scoring 22 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and notching four blocks. Roman is one of the best teams in Philadelphia and even up there in terms of national prominence. They've produced a number of NBA players including Marc Jackson, Rasual Butler and Eddie Griffin. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean anything for Dougherty, but it's certainly a good sign. Even more impressively, he played that game with a heavily bandaged foot that was later revealed to have a stress fracture.